Researchers examine why people remember certain things and not others

Holistic view of hierarchical processing in episodic memory. A) Proposed hierarchy of episodic memory content processing from neocortex to hippocampus, incorporating the why as context. Adapted and expanded from Eichenbaum…

Mapping the Brain’s Response to Social Rejection

Summary: A new study explores how the brain processes social acceptance and rejection, revealing how these experiences shape relationships and influence mental health. Using behavioral experiments and MRI imaging, researchers…

Poll measures support for revenue-sharing plan on renewable energy

Dustin Tingley. Credit: Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Democrats and Republicans don’t see eye-to-eye on much. And they often don’t agree on various aspects of renewable energy. But a recent report…

AI could help reduce injury risk in pianists

Stanford researchers collected the first large-scale 3D hand motion dataset containing 10 hours and 153 pieces of piano music performed by 15 elite-level pianists, along with synchronized audio and key…

London police make 500 arrests using facial recognition tech

London’s Metropolitan Police force is using facial recognition technology. London’s Metropolitan Police force said on Friday that it had used facial recognition technology to make more than 500 arrests in…

World Bank raises $100 billion for poorest countries

Countries increased their contributions to the International Development Association in its largest replenishment yet, but experts warn rising inflation means a real-term cut The World Bank has reached a $100…

Solar jets may hold the key for understanding complete magnetic field reversals

Space station trajectory data now available

The long exposure photograph taken by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick shows star trails, streaks of city lights, and two Roscosmos crew ships, the Soyuz MS-26 docked to the Rassvet module…

Physicists propose a quantum–optomechanical solution to dark-matter detection

Dr Maxim Goryachev, University of Western Australia An interdisciplinary collaboration between condensed-matter, quantum-optics and particle physicists has the potential to crack the search for low-mass dark matter. The proposed quantum…

The moon’s biggest and most ancient crater is more circular than previously thought

A topographic model of the moon using a color-scale from purple (low) to red (high) based on data collected by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Kaguya by the Japanese Space…